Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 436 · Decided 31 March 2009
Pradeep Kumar v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 436 · [2009] 5 S.C.R. 297
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 516/2006
- Decided
- 31 March 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 3048, 498A, 302, 304(8)
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 : s.3048 and s.498-A - Essential ingredients- Deceased A B c harassed by husband on account of dowry demand .... Conviction under s.3048, s.498-A and s.302 - Affirmed by High Court - Held : On facts, evidence adduced by prosecution to substantiate the a/legation of commission of accused and deceased stayed D in the same house - That was not sufficient to-hold the accused guilty for offence under s.302 - However accusation relating to s~048 satisfied - Custodial sentence of 10 years would meet ends of justice. E Prosecution case was that appellant was harassing his wife
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